I did not grow up in the country. But our suburban neighborhood was a lot like a small town in those days. I had plenty of freedom to wander the back alleys of the main street in the old downtown area. To walk the railroad tracks, or ride bikes to the gravel pit, or follow the river through the woods. My own son did not have that kind of freedom. Though…
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